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Magpie (butterfly)

Brush-footed butterfly genus and its sole species From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Protoploea apatela, the magpie, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily.

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

It is monotypic within the genus Protoploea.[2]

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Distribution

Protoploea apatela is endemic to montane New Guinea island, found in Papua New Guinea, and in Western New Guinea of Indonesia.[3]

It is a near threatened species on the IUCN Red List.[1]

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